Formatting Visualizations in Tableau Next

Make Tableau Next visualizations easier to interpret and draw attention to important insights by customizing their appearance using the Style pane. Create a cohesive visual style that aligns with your organization’s presentation or brand standards. Apply settings for text, lines, backgrounds, and marks across an entire visualization. Or customize specific elements, such as field labels, axes, and headers. Available formatting options vary by visualization layout.

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In the Style pane, use visualization-level settings (1) to format the visualization as a whole. Use Style-Specific Elements (2) to format individual components. Formatting applied to specific elements takes precedence over visualization-level formatting. Preview formatting changes as you make them, and save the visualization when you’re ready.

Visualization-Level Formatting in Tableau Next

Establish a consistent visual baseline across a Tableau Next visualization that makes the data easier to read and understand. Visualization-level settings control text, lines, the background, and marks. Available setting groups vary by layout. Formatting applied to individual elements takes precedence over these settings.

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Setting Group	Description and Options	Available IN
Text	Set the default font and text color with global text. Format the font, size, color, style, and direction of headings and body text separately. Formatting applied to headings or body text takes precedence.	Viz, Table, Map, Flow, Radial
Lines	Format axis lines in Viz layouts and lines between columns in Table layouts. Set the line color and width.	Viz, Table
Background	Set the background color of the visualization.	Viz, Table, Flow, Radial
Marks	Set the default color of marks in the visualization.	Viz

Element-Specific Formatting in Tableau Next

Customize specific elements in Tableau Next visualizations to improve readability and draw attention to important data. Available elements and formatting options vary by visualization layout. Element-specific formatting takes precedence over visualization-level formatting.

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This table describes the element-specific setting groups and formatting options. It also identifies the layouts that support each group.

Element	Setting Group	Description and Options	Available In
Field Labels	Label Text	Format the field label text. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Viz, Table, Flow, Radial
	Label Background	Set the background color behind field labels.	Viz, Table, Flow
Axes	Axis Labels	Format the axis label text. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Viz
	Axis Tick Labels	Format the axis tick label text. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Viz
	Axis Rulers	Set the line color and width of axis rulers.	Viz
	Axis Ticks	Set the line color and width of axis ticks.	Viz
Headers	Header Text	Format the header text. Set the font, text size, text color, and text style.	Viz, Table, Radial
	Header Background	Set the background color behind headers.	Viz, Table
Pane Table	Marks	Set the default color of marks in the pane table.	Viz
	Mark Labels	Format the mark label text. Set the font, text size, text color, and text style.	Viz
Totals	Grand Total Label	Format the grand total label text. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Table
	Grand Total Value	Format grand total values. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Table
	Subtotal Label	Format the subtotal label text. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Table
	Subtotal Value	Format subtotal values. Set the font, text size, text color, text style, and text direction.	Table